When it's something like this that is part of a publicity promotion, he expects this sort of thing to happen and takes it in stride as part of the business but it's a different matter when he's having personal time and feels he's within his rights to say no to a request for an autograph under those circumstances. I would guess that any celebrity would appreciate having their privacy respected at those times. It has on occasion become necessary to not return to certain hotels because there is an underground network that lets the professional autograph hunters know when a celebrity is staying at an establishment and they then hang out by the entryways to get an autograph which they later sell. I was amazed when they even showed up at one of the private airport terminals in Germany as the only way they would have known about it is if someone there let the word out. Bad enough they showed up but a couple were especially rude when Steve told them he was very tired and didn't want to do any more autographs, shouting out a "Thanks for nothing, Mr. King."
This made me ashamed on the attitude of my german folks.
I fully understand if you go to an official event with a scheduled signing to get his autograph.
But you shouldn't stalk him or invate his privacy.
He looked axhausted in the video. This is not cool.
(I wonder if the skunks at the zoo have been "de-scented" by having their glands removed?)
